UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

March 18, 2010

(Date of Report/Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

DOMTAR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   001-33164   20-5901152

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

395 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West

Montreal, Quebec

Canada H3A 1L6

(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

(514) 848-5555

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement

On March 18, 2010, Domtar Corporation (the “Company”), entered into the Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to its Credit Agreement, dated March 7, 2007 (the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, Domtar Paper Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Domtar Inc., a Canadian corporation, the banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.

The Second Amendment amends the Credit Agreement to permit the Company and its subsidiaries to make any optional or voluntary payment, prepayment, repurchase or redemption of or otherwise optionally or voluntarily defease or segregate funds with respect to all or a portion of the Company’s 7.875% Debentures due 2011, the 5.375% Notes due 2013, the 7.125% Notes due 2015, the 9.5% Notes due 2016 and the 10.75% Notes due 2017, so long as the consolidated senior secured leverage ratio of the Company does not exceed 1.5 to 1 and at least 50% of the revolving credit commitments under the Credit Agreement are unutilized, in each case at the time of prepayment and after giving effect thereto.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

DOMTAR CORPORATION

(Registrant)

By:   /s/ Razvan L. Theodoru

Name:

Title:

 

Razvan L. Theodoru

Vice-President, Corporate Law

and Secretary

Date:   March 18, 2010

 

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